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October 21st, 2007

Insufferable

The Red Sox are back in the World Series. They rolled over Cleveland on Sunday night, 11-2. They outscored the Indians, 30-5, over the final three games of the ALCS, which is as good a definition of “domination” as I can find.
Ladies and gentleman, prepare for the insufferable. Ben Affleck has just become vaguely relevant […]

By Geoff Young -- 5 comments

October 21st, 2007

ALCS Game 7 at Fenway

Uh-oh. The Red Sox aren’t going away.
You had to figure the Indians were hosed when the series returned to Fenway. On the one hand, they’ve never lost a postseason series to a team from Boston — they swept the Red Sox in three games in ‘95 and beat the Braves in six in the ‘48 […]

By Geoff Young -- 1 comment

October 20th, 2007

Fausto Faces Curt, Coco Sits

The ALCS heads back to Boston. While the Rockies do whatever it is teams do while they’re waiting for their opponent to be determined, the Indians and Red Sox hook up for Game 6 on Saturday night (first pitch: 5 p.m. PT).
This is a rematch of last week’s Fausto Carmona/Curt Schilling showdown. The Indians won […]

By Geoff Young -- 2 comments

October 19th, 2007

Beckett Dominates, Indians Look to Jobu for Guidance

Remember that thing I said yesterday about Josh Beckett? I believe my exact words were, “time for Beckett to pitch the game of his life.”
Heh. I suppose 11 strikeouts over eight innings qualifies.
Now we have a day off (on a Friday, so I can watch Stargate Atlantis in real time) before the series returns to […]

By Geoff Young -- 1 comment

October 18th, 2007

Indians Seek to Destroy Red Sox, Television Networks

Welcome to the moment network execs have been dreading. The Cleveland Indians need to win one of the next three games to face the Colorado Rockies in the World Series.
A nation yawns. Or it would, if it could summon the enthusiasm.
Thursday’s contest at Jacobs Field (first pitch, 5 p.m. PT) features a rematch of Game […]

By Geoff Young -- 1 comment

October 17th, 2007

Unintentional Humor in the ALCS

Yeah, the Indians beat the Red Sox.
Again.
My favorite part of the evening came when Manny Ramirez hit a solo home run in the sixth. Boston trailed in the series, 2-1, and in the game, 7-2, when he hit his blast. Dan Shaughnessy explains the rest:
Establishing that he is classless as well as clueless, Ramírez raised […]

By Geoff Young -- 9 comments

October 16th, 2007

Lofton Thinks Its ‘95, Wakefield Dusts Off Knuckler

Meanwhile, back in the ALCS, we still have to figure out which team the NL champion Rockies will face in the World Series. The Indians have taken a 2-1 series lead over the Red Sox. Game 4 is Tuesday night in Cleveland, first pitch 5 p.m. PT.
Kenny Lofton provided the big blow in Game 3 […]

By Geoff Young -- 0 comments

October 15th, 2007

Less Gagne, More Cowbell

Hey, everybody, they’re still playing games. The ALCS shifts to Cleveland, where Daisuke Matsuzaka faces Jake Westbrook at 4 p.m. PT. The general strategy for Boston is to keep the ball out of Eric Gagne’s hands, specifically his right hand.
And in the evening game, Colorado looks to complete the sweep at Coors Field. Rookie Micah […]

By Geoff Young -- 2 comments

October 13th, 2007

Schilling Is Good, but Carmona Has Better Hair

Game 2 of the ALCS features Carmona and Schilling. This is a close call, but I’m going with the Indians because Carmona has better hair:
Carmona:

Schilling:

First pitch is at 5 p.m. PT.

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By Geoff Young -- 1 comment

October 12th, 2007

Water Bottles and Cy Young Contenders

And folks said that Diamondbacks fans don’t care. Certainly they do, but as Rodney Dangerfield would say, “about what I have no idea.” Apparently not about dehydration. Oh, the water bottles were empty? My bad.
Either way, Arizona lost the game Brandon Webb started, which creates serious problems for the rest of the series. Friday night’s […]

By Geoff Young -- 0 comments